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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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